Trump Administration Exaggerated Immigrant Threats to Justify Raids

It recently came to light that during a February immigration raid, the Department of Homeland Security did not only target those with serious criminal records or people who are otherwise threats to the U.S. Rather, then-DHS Secretary John Kelly worked hard to shape the narrative that would be told to the public to give the impression that only dangerous criminal immigrants were arrested when in fact the raid swept up mainly immigrants with no criminal records whatsoever. This example is only one of many similar raids during 2017, but it shows that the Trump administration is falsely labelling all undocumented immigrants as threats.

Timothy R. Bakken
Founder

Frightening Result of Immigration Crackdowns

Due to Trump's harsh stance on immigration, undocumented immigrants who are victims of domestic and sexual abuse are afraid to come forward because they fear they or their relatives will be deported if they report the crime. In fact, since Trump has taken office, the amount of domestic and sexual abuse reports in latino neighborhoods has decreased substantially, and these crimes are already under-reported. This is a clear human right violation, and people should not have to live with abuse for fear of deportation, the two should be completely unrelated. The United States needs to make it clear that those who are being abused should not be afraid to come forward. Read the full article here. 

Timothy R. Bakken
Founder

FAIR Miscalculates the Cost of Unauthorized Immigration

Read the full article about the new study here. 

Court Catastrophe

The U.S. immigration system is in one of the worst states in our history, with court dates being backlogged to as late as 2022. Even for simple proceedings, the immigration courts simply do not have the capacity to keep up with the volume, mostly due to a lack of judges. For families and individuals, this creates immense turmoil and uncertainty regarding their future. For more information, click here. 

Timothy R. Bakken
Founder

Form I-9 Alert from CIS

A reminder that employers must use the July 17, 2017 version of Form I-9. Find the form here. 

Timothy R. Bakken
Founder

Decline in tourism to U.S. since Trump took office

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, nearly 700,000 fewer tourists came to the U.S. in the first three months of 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016.  This decline resulted in an approximate economic loss to the U.S. of $2.7 billion. While this loss of interest in visiting the U.S. may be based on multiple factors, it’s hard to ignore that it coincides with Trump’s anti-immigrant polices, rhetoric, and polls that show fewer people around the world have a favorable view of the U.S. since Trump took office.

Timothy R. Bakken
Founder